Against Your Nature

We had reached a stalemate. As I looked around the room at my team, I was staring into the faces of incredibly strong-willed and passionate individuals who were not going to budge on their opinion. I was convinced they were wrong. They were convinced they were right. Everything in me wanted to play the trump card; I was the boss. I could settle this. With one statement I could make the decision and move us along. But in a rare moment of maturity I knew that my pride just wanted to win.

Sometimes it’s pride. Sometimes it’s fear. Maybe it’s insecurity. Maybe it’s doubt. It could be anger. It could be timidity. Whatever it is, we all encounter that weakness in our character that repeatedly holds us back or trips us up.